Running a Kubernetes fleet on vSphere is not simply a cloud deployment moved behind the firewall. Platform teams have to coordinate cluster lifecycle, VM templates, storage policies, networking, and the operational needs of existing virtual workloads. That complexity becomes more consequential when clusters serve regulated environments or must operate without
Provisioning one Kubernetes cluster is manageable. Keeping versions, infrastructure changes, node pools, and recovery procedures consistent across a fleet is where operational overhead compounds. The challenge is not creating another cluster; it is making every lifecycle change predictable and reviewable.
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